lib/src/main/java/io/v/syncbase/v23/services/syncbase/SyncbaseApp.java

// Copyright 2015 The Vanadium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package io.v.syncbase.v23.services.syncbase;

import io.v.syncbase.v23.services.syncbase.nosql.Database;
import io.v.syncbase.v23.services.syncbase.nosql.Schema;
import io.v.syncbase.v23.services.syncbase.util.AccessController;
import io.v.v23.context.VContext;
import io.v.v23.security.access.Permissions;
import io.v.v23.verror.VException;

/**
 * A handle for an app running as part of a {@link SyncbaseService}.
 */
public interface SyncbaseApp extends AccessController {
    /**
     * Returns the relative name of this app.
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * Returns the full (i.e., object) name of this app.
     */
    String fullName();

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} iff this app exists and the user has sufficient
     * permissions to access it.
     *
     * @param  ctx        Vanadium context
     * @return            {@code true} iff this app exists and the user has sufficient
     *                    permissions to access it
     * @throws VException if the app's existence couldn't be determined
     */
    boolean exists(VContext ctx) throws VException;

    /**
     * Returns a handle for a NoSQL database with the provided name.
     * <p>
     * Note that this database may not yet exist and can be created using the
     * {@link Database#create} method.
     *
     * @param  relativeName name of the NoSQL database; must not contain slashes
     * @param  schema       database schema;  it can be {@code null} only if schema was never
     *                      set for the database in the first place
     * @return              a handle for a NoSQL database with the provided name
     */
    Database getNoSqlDatabase(String relativeName, Schema schema);

    /**
     * Returns a list of all (relative) database names.
     *
     * @param  ctx        Vanadium context
     * @throws VException if the list of database names couldn't be retrieved
     */
    String[] listDatabases(VContext ctx) throws VException;

    /**
     * Creates the app.
     *
     * @param  ctx        Vanadium context
     * @param  perms      app permissions; if {@code null}, {@link SyncbaseService}'s
     *                    permissions are used
     * @throws VException if the app couldn't be created
     */
    void create(VContext ctx, Permissions perms) throws VException;

    /**
     * Deletes the app.
     *
     * @param  ctx        Vanadium context
     * @throws VException if the app couldn't be deleted
     */
    void delete(VContext ctx) throws VException;
}